Hearing waived in 2011 hit and run

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By Daily Telegram staff

The Daily Telegram - Adrian, MI

By Daily Telegram staff

Posted Aug. 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM

By Daily Telegram staff
Posted Aug. 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM

ADRIAN

A 23-year-old Adrian man charged with being a hit-and-run driver who left an injured pedestrian on an Adrian street two years ago waived a preliminary examination on a felony charge Monday in Lenawee County District Court.

Markques Durail Smith was ordered bound over to circuit court where is to be arraigned Aug. 28 on charges of driving while license suspended causing serious injury and failure to stop at the scene of a serious injury accident. He remains in jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond.

Smith was charged earlier this month with being the driver of a vehicle that left the scene of an accident on North Broad Street near Toledo Street on May 28, 2011. Pedestrian Gustavo Torres Salazar Jr., 32, of Adrian, was struck as he attempted to cross the street at 3:45 a.m., according to Adrian police. The victim was admitted to ProMedica Toledo Hospital in serious condition.

A passenger in the car, Rae Lea Valdez, 36, of Adrian, also faces a felony hit-and-run charge.